Recent content by Drew_1984

Daily is fine for both at those doses. SS-31 in the mix is the part worth watching - total stack on workout days, not the frequency.

Reconstitution is simpler than it looks. Basic setup: bacteriostatic water as the diluent, insulin syringes for mixing, fridge after. The variable is how much bac water to add based on what concentration per dose you want. Most target 1mg/mL or 2mg/mL and work from there.

The protein focus is a trap when calorie math gets ignored. The hunger signal the medication restores is the actual tool. Stopping before full is more useful than hitting a gram target.

You don't owe anyone an explanation. Criticism comes naturally with visible results - just decide beforehand what feels right to say.

lost 50 lbs on ozempic for just over a year then insurance stopped covering. gained all 50 back in a year. i've been more active than ever—walking, hiking, lifting—and eating consistent and healthy. still came back. it's heartbreaking.

quick qs on your dosing schedule and dose. like, 5 days at 7.5mg, that kinda thing? and what are your peaks and valleys looking like on an app like shotsy?

Breaks don't help, it's dosed weekly for a reason to build up. If you have metabolic stuff like perimenopause, body needs to fix that hormone first before releasing weight. Are you hydrating, eating enough protein, tracking food, hitting TDEE? Plateaus are normal. Resistance training is huge —...

Most people expect straight-line progress but the actual trial data is way messier. Weeks 1-12 is rapid loss, then slowdown weeks 16-24, another dip around 28-36 — that's the 'plateau' everyone freaks about — then gradual crawl to peak by week 60-68. That month-4-6 stall? That's literally the...

Owned it. No shame at all—nobody's fooling anyone when the weight comes off. Call the whole injectable my "ozempic" joke when it goes in the in-laws' fridge. 😄

Stopped for 6 months, restarted, and hit a wall. I see this as a tool to get to healthy weight - I track food, eat enough protein (no meat but plenty of fish). Used to kill my cravings for alcohol but that's fading now. Been at the same starting dose because it worked.

Beat me to it. Lot of people hate needles even for once weekly. If they undercut and grab market share I'd be stoked. Biased though—I own a little Lilly stock.

Heard about a modified Follistatin 344 (FLGR242) that's supposed to preserve muscle while on these meds. The original can push tumor growth, so they worked around that. Might see it pop up soon.

That's great! I've dropped about 25 pounds myself. It's been a really positive experience so far.

Also, have you noticed any weird cravings? Since starting, I've been wanting sugary stuff all the time, even though I never really had a sweet tooth before. I'm thinking my body's just trying to get quick energy since I'm in a calorie deficit.

Yes! I'm in :)